ἀκυλεής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀκύλας (akúlas), ἀκυλάς (akulás) — Byzantine

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Latin aquila.

Noun

ἀκυλεής • (akuleḗs)

1. (hapax) eagle

   Synonym: ἀετός (aetós)

   • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α.2687:

     ἀκυλεής· ἀετός

     akuleḗs; aetós

     akuleḗs: eagle]

Inflection

Unknown.

References

• Dickey, Eleanor (2023) Latin loanwords in Ancient Greek: A lexicon and analysis, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, page 36
• ἀκυλεής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)